Table 1. A list of primers used for gene expression analysis.

Gene	Primer Sequence	Accession Numbers	Reference
MGF	Forward 5′-AGCTGCAAAGGAGAAGGAAAGGAAG-3′	AY878193.1	[21]
	Reverse 5′-GGTGATGTGGCATTTCCTGCT-3′
Collagen Iα2	Forward 5′-CAACCTGGACGCCATCAAG-3′	NM_007742.3	[22]
	Reverse 5′-CAGACGGCTGAGTAGGGAACA-3′
Tenomodulin	Forward 5′-TGTACTGGATCAATCCCACTCT-3′	NM_022322.2	[23]
	Reverse 5′-GCTCATTCTGGTCAATCCCCT-3′
LPL	Forward 5′-AAGCTGGTGGGAAATGATGTGG-3′	NM_008509.2	[24]
	Reverse 5′-CCGTTCTGCATACTCAAAGTTAGG-3′
PPARγ	Forward 5′-CCACCAACTTCGGAATCAGCT-3′	U01841.1	[25]
	Reverse 5′- TTTGTGGATCCGGCAGTTAAGA-3′
Sox9	Forward 5′-GAAGTCGCTGAAGAACGGACAAG-3′	NM_011448.4	[26]
	Reverse 5′-GCTGTAGTGAGGAAGGTTGAAGGG-3′
Runx2	Forward 5′-CCGCACGACAACCGCACCAT-3′	NM_001145920.2	[27]
	Reverse 5′-AGCCACCAAGGCTGGAGTCTT-3′
Osterix	Forward 5′-AGCGACCACTTGAGCAAACAT-3′	DQ229136.1	[28]
	Reverse-5′GCGGCTGATTGGCTTCTTCT-3′
GAPDH	Forward 5′-ATGGCCTTCCGTGTTTCCTAC-3′	NM_008084.2	[22]
	Backward 5′-TGATGTCATCATACTTGGCAGG-3′